Matthew 13:3 Cross References

Matthew 13:3

3: He told many stories such as this one: "A farmer went out to plant some seed.

Mark 4:2

  1. He began to teach the people by telling many stories such as this one:
  2. "Listen! A farmer went out to plant some seed.
  3. As he scattered it across his field, some seed fell on a footpath, and the birds came and ate it.
  4. Other seed fell on shallow soil with underlying rock. The plant sprang up quickly,
  5. but it soon wilted beneath the hot sun and died because the roots had no nourishment in the shallow soil.

Matthew 13:34

  1. Jesus always used stories and illustrations like these when speaking to the crowds. In fact, he never spoke to them without using such parables.
  2. This fulfilled the prophecy that said, "I will speak to you in parables. I will explain mysteries hidden since the creation of the world."

Mark 12:12

  1. The Jewish leaders wanted to arrest him for using this illustration because they realized he was pointing at them--they were the wicked farmers in his story. But they were afraid to touch him because of the crowds. So they left him and went away.

Mark 4:13

  1. "But if you can't understand this story, how will you understand all the others I am going to tell?

Mark 4:33

  1. He used many such stories and illustrations to teach the people as much as they were able to understand.

Luke 8:5

  1. "A farmer went out to plant some seed. As he scattered it across his field, some seed fell on a footpath, where it was stepped on, and the birds came and ate it.
  2. Other seed fell on shallow soil with underlying rock. This seed began to grow, but soon it withered and died for lack of moisture.
  3. Other seed fell among thorns that shot up and choked out the tender blades.
  4. Still other seed fell on fertile soil. This seed grew and produced a crop one hundred times as much as had been planted." When he had said this, he called out, "Anyone who is willing to hear should listen and understand!"

Matthew 13:53

  1. When Jesus had finished telling these stories, he left that part of the country.

2 Samuel 12:1

  1. So the LORD sent Nathan the prophet to tell David this story: "There were two men in a certain town. One was rich, and one was poor.
  2. The rich man owned many sheep and cattle.
  3. The poor man owned nothing but a little lamb he had worked hard to buy. He raised that little lamb, and it grew up with his children. It ate from the man's own plate and drank from his cup. He cuddled it in his arms like a baby daughter.
  4. One day a guest arrived at the home of the rich man. But instead of killing a lamb from his own flocks for food, he took the poor man's lamb and killed it and served it to his guest."
  5. David was furious. "As surely as the LORD lives," he vowed, "any man who would do such a thing deserves to die!

Matthew 13:10

  1. His disciples came and asked him, "Why do you always tell stories when you talk to the people?"
  2. Then he explained to them, "You have been permitted to understand the secrets of the Kingdom of Heaven, but others have not.
  3. To those who are open to my teaching, more understanding will be given, and they will have an abundance of knowledge. But to those who are not listening, even what they have will be taken away from them.
  4. That is why I tell these stories, because people see what I do, but they don't really see. They hear what I say, but they don't really hear, and they don't understand.

Ezekiel 24:3

  1. Then show these rebels an illustration; give them a message from the Sovereign LORD. Put a pot of water on the fire to boil.
  2. Fill it with choice meat--the rump and the shoulder and all the most tender cuts.
  3. Use only the best sheep from the flock and heap fuel on the fire beneath the pot. Bring the pot to a boil, and cook the bones along with the meat.
  4. "Now this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Destruction is certain for Jerusalem, the city of murderers! She is a pot filled with corruption. So take the meat out chunk by chunk in whatever order it comes,
  5. for her wickedness is evident to all. She murders boldly, leaving blood on the rocks for all to see. She doesn't even try to cover it!

Micah 2:4

  1. In that day your enemies will make fun of you by singing this song of despair about your experience: "We are finished, completely ruined! God has confiscated our land, taking it from us. He has given our fields to those who betrayed us. "

Mark 12:1

  1. Then Jesus began telling them stories: "A man planted a vineyard, built a wall around it, dug a pit for pressing out the grape juice, and built a lookout tower. Then he leased the vineyard to tenant farmers and moved to another country.

John 16:25

  1. "I have spoken of these matters in parables, but the time will come when this will not be necessary, and I will tell you plainly all about the Father.

Luke 8:10

  1. He replied, "You have been permitted to understand the secrets of the Kingdom of God. But I am using these stories to conceal everything about it from outsiders, so that the Scriptures might be fulfilled: 'They see what I do, but they don't really see; they hear what I say, but they don't understand.'

Judges 9:8

  1. Once upon a time the trees decided to elect a king. First they said to the olive tree, `Be our king!'
  2. But it refused, saying, `Should I quit producing the olive oil that blesses both God and people, just to wave back and forth over the trees?'
  3. "Then they said to the fig tree, `You be our king!'
  4. But the fig tree also refused, saying, `Should I quit producing my sweet fruit just to wave back and forth over the trees?'
  5. "Then they said to the grapevine, `You be our king!'

Psalms 78:2

  1. for I will speak to you in a parable. I will teach you hidden lessons from our past--

Matthew 22:1

  1. Jesus told them several other stories to illustrate the Kingdom. He said,

Matthew 24:32

  1. "Now learn a lesson from the fig tree. When its buds become tender and its leaves begin to sprout, you know without being told that summer is near.

Ezekiel 20:49

  1. Then I said, "O Sovereign LORD, they are saying of me, `He only talks in riddles!'"

Luke 12:41

  1. Peter asked, "Lord, is this illustration just for us or for everyone?"

Psalms 49:4

  1. I listen carefully to many proverbs and solve riddles with inspiration from a harp.

Mark 3:23

  1. Jesus called them over and said to them by way of illustration, "How can Satan cast out Satan?

Isaiah 5:1

  1. Now I will sing a song for the one I love about his vineyard: My beloved has a vineyard on a rich and fertile hill.
  2. He plowed the land, cleared its stones, and planted it with choice vines. In the middle he built a watchtower and carved a winepress in the nearby rocks. Then he waited for a harvest of sweet grapes, but the grapes that grew were wild and sour.
  3. "Now, you people of Jerusalem and Judah, you have heard the case; you be the judges.
  4. What more could I have done to cultivate a rich harvest? Why did my vineyard give me wild grapes when I expected sweet ones?
  5. Now this is what I am going to do to my vineyard: I will tear down its fences and let it be destroyed. I will break down its walls and let the animals trample it.

Ezekiel 17:2

  1. "Son of man, tell this story to the people of Israel.

Habakkuk 2:6

  1. But the time is coming when all their captives will taunt them, saying, `You thieves! At last justice has caught up with you! Now you will get what you deserve for your oppression and extortion!'

Luke 15:3

  1. So Jesus used this illustration:
  2. "If you had one hundred sheep, and one of them strayed away and was lost in the wilderness, wouldn't you leave the ninety-nine others to go and search for the lost one until you found it?
  3. And then you would joyfully carry it home on your shoulders.
  4. When you arrived, you would call together your friends and neighbors to rejoice with you because your lost sheep was found.
  5. In the same way, heaven will be happier over one lost sinner who returns to God than over ninety-nine others who are righteous and haven't strayed away!
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